[Verse 2]
Did all my dreams never mean one thing?Does happiness lie in a diamond ring?
Oh, I’ve been askin' for—
Oh, I’ve been askin' for problems, problems, problems
I wage my war, on the world inside
I take my gun to the enemy's side
Oh, I've been askin’ for— (Trust me, darlin')
Oh, I've been askin' for (Trust me, darlin') problems, problems, problems

“Bad Liar” is solely about Dan Reynold’s marriage, and the frontman recruited his ex to help him out with the song, as explained in an interview taking place shortly before it was released, making Aja Volkman a co-writer.

What have the artists said about the song?

Who is Aja Volkman?

Aja Volkman is Dan Reynolds’s ex-wife. On 26 April 2018, the couple announced to their fans that the two were separating. According to a Beats 1 interview with Dan, the couple never signed the divorce papers and the couple is back together again.

What has Aja said about her re-association with the band?

Aja posted an image of the cover art onto her Instagram with the following caption:

This has been a crazy year. Dan and I wrote this song together and I don’t think either one of us knew that it was about us. This is a really honest song full of so much emotion. Thank you Jorgen Odegard for bringing the production to life. And thank you to Imagine Dragons for always giving other artists an opportunity to collaborate with you. And for those of you wondering what the heck is going on between Dan and I… wouldn’t you love to know. ;)

Have Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman collaborated before?

Translations:

Is there a music video?

Currently, there is no music video released by the band on VEVO; however, the band released a vertical video for the track on Spotify on 12 December 2018. In addition to its vertical video, the band released a lyric video for the track on 3 January 2019: